Delhi, Haryana and Punjab to get monsoonal rain only by July: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday (24th June) said that Delhi, Haryana and parts of Punjab and Rajasthan will have to wait till July for the first monsoonal rain. The IMD officials also revealed that as per the latest weather trends the wind system is unlikely to cover the region in the next seven days. The Met Department also added that the northern limit of the Southwest monsoon current passes through Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar.
According to the statement given by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it said that "Present meteorological conditions and model forecasts indicate that large-scale features, as well as the prevailing wind patterns over the region, are not likely to be favourable during the next one week for further advance of the Southwest monsoon into the remaining part of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab." Adding that it also said that, isolated light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over most parts of Northwest India in the week ending June 30. The country measured 145.8mm precipitation against the normal of 114.2 mm till June 23.
The monsoons have covered the Country even so it arrived two days late in Southern state, Kerala. Whereas, earlier in June the weather department has predicted that the monsoon will arrive in the National Capital 12 days early on (June 15) as per the movement of the wind system.
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